FESTIVALS: 18th New Horizons IFF Announces Polish Days Lineup
WROCŁAW: A showcase of domestic productions will be screened in the Polish Days programme of the 18th New Horizons IFF from 30 July to 1 August 2018.
FNE at KVIFF 2018: Film in Cyprus is Blossoming
KARLOVY VARY: Film in Cyprus is blossoming as Cypriot filmmaker Tonia Mishiali arrives at KVIFF with her film Pause selected for the East of the West Competition. The prestigious East…
FESTIVALS: Veronique Meriadec's A Thousand Pieces Wins 13th Cyprus IFF
PAPHOS: The 13th Cyprus International Film Festival Golden Aphrodite concluded in Paphos on Sunday, 1 July, with an award ceremony presented by the festival’s founder Petra Terzi and Stefanos Theofylaktou.…
PRODUCTION: American Series Marisa Romanov Preps Shooting in Georgia
TBILISI: Marisa Romanov, an American series created by Miranda K. Spigener-Sapon and produced by SPT France and Noirtainment for Amazon Prime Video, will be filmed in Georgia and Los Angeles…
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: K. Suns, Riga
This month we speak with Aida Zviedre and Juris Zviedris, the owners and programmers of the Cinema K. Suns in Riga. Founded 26 years ago, Cinema K. Suns is the…
GRANTS: Georgia Announces Documentary Production Grants
TBILISI: Ten Georgian long and short documentaries received 150,000 EUR / 420,000 GEL from the Georgian National Film Center (GNFC).
HBO Europe Green-lights Original Czech Series Oblivious
KARLOVY VARY: HBO Europe will produce in the Czech Republic an original six-part espionage drama Oblivious, which will be directed by Ivan Zacharias.The announcement was made during an HBO Europe…
FESTIVALS: Krakow FF on the Oscar Documentary Feature Qualifying Festival List
KRAKOW: Krakow Film Festival has been included in the Documentary Feature Qualifying Festival List. The Golden Horn laureates will now be eligible to submit for Oscar consideration.
GRANTS: Montenegro Announces Public Call for Minority Coproductions Grants
PODGORICA: The Film Centre of Montenegro announced a public call for co-financing of minority coproductions. The deadline for submitting the applications is 30 July 2018.
GRANTS: Bulgaria Announces First Production Grants for 2018
SOFIA: The Bulgarian National Film Center (NFC) distributed 1,801,900 EUR / 3,530,000 BGN at its first session in 2018. Nine feature films, including two with higher budgets and two with…
Eurimages Supports Thirteen CEE Projects
STRASBOURG: The Board of Management of the Council of Europe's Eurimages Fund agreed to support 13 CEE projects from a total of 23 fiction, six documentary and one animated film…
FNE at KVIFF 2018: LUX Prix Official Selection Announced
KARLOVY VARY: The ten films in the official selection of the annual Lux Film Prix of the European Parliament were announced at the Karlovy Vary IFF on 1 July 2018.
FESTIVALS: Fest Anča Announces Winners
ZILINA: Danish Nothing Happens directed by Uri Kranot and Michelle Kranot was awarded the Anča Award at the 2018 Fest Anča, Slovakia's international festival of animated films, that ran from…
FESTIVALS: Butterflies Wins 2018 Bucharest IFF
BUCHAREST: Butterflies by Tolga Karacelik was awarded Grand Prix at the 2018 Bucharest International Film Festival. For the first time, the festival organised an international competition for short films.
GRANTS: Estonia Announces First Ever Development Grants for TV Miniseries
TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute has allotted 40,000 EUR in its first ever round for TV-miniseries development, and the Cultural Endowment of Estonia has allotted seven production grants in the…
PRODUCTION: Lithuanian/Irish Drama The Castle Starts Shooting
VILNIUS: Lithuanian director Lina Lužytė began shooting her second feature film The Castle / Pilis on 28 June 2018. The coming-of-age drama is the first Lithuanian/Irish coproduction.
Georgian 3D Animated Film Geno Scores International Sales
TBILISI: The Georgian short animated film Geno has been sold to Japan, Korea, France, Spain and the United States.
Stray Dogs Picks Up KVIFF Competition Film Domestique
KARLOVY VARY: Young Paris-based sales company Stray Dogs has acquired the Czech/Slovak film Domestique by Adam Sedlák prior to its screening in the official competition of the Karlovy Vary IFF,…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Site Specific Doc at KVIFF
Occupation 1968 will have a site-specific Czech Premiere at the Karlovy Vary IFF.
FESTIVALS: Czech and Slovak Films Get Special Attention at Karlovy Vary
PRAGUE: Three Czech/Slovak coproductions and another six Czech films will vie in the three competitive sections of the Karlovy Vary IFF, which opens on 29 June 2018.
